prather richard s editor (11 risultati)

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition / First Printing. Hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased, pages are toning, lightly shelf worn, overall a very crisp and clean vintage first edition! 192 unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! "This book is sheer murder.And anyone who thinks it is anatomically impossible for his hackles to rise while his funnybone is being joggled is in for a sinister surprise.There's a coffinful of other shocks, too, packed into these stories written in raven's blood by fifteen masters of the macabre.The entire volume carefully selected and introduced by the creator of Shell Scott ---- Richard S. Prather".

Soft cover. Condizione: VG+. First Edition. Issued in pocketbook only. Tiny closed tear to lower left corner of front cover; light edge and corner wear in places.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Phillips, Barye (illustratore). First Edition. First UK edition. Paperback Original. Gold Medal Number 561. Anthology of stories edited by Prather who also provides an introduction and one of the stories. Originally published in the US by Fawcett Gold Medal in 1960. The front cover has a small mark in pen across the price at the top right corner. The spine has a little edge rubbing and a small surface tear at the top. Slight discolouration to the back cover. Page edges browned. Ticks in pen against eight of the titles in the contents pages and the pages are browned but they are otherwise unmarked. Cover art by Barye Phillips. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Phillips, Barye (illustratore). First Edition. First UK edition. Paperback Original. Gold Medal Number 561. Anthology of stories edited by Prather who also provides an introduction and one of the stories. Originally published in the US by Fawcett Gold Medal in 1960. The covers have only some light surface and edge wear. Browning to the top edges of the pages which have some small chips to a number of the corners. Browning along the top edges of the insides of the covers and the pages are browned but they are otherwise unmarked. Cover art by Barye Phillips. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. McLoughlin, Denis (illustratore). First Edition. British edition of Manhunt. Contains 'Squeeze Play' by Prather, 'Stakeout' by Wilmot, 'Bonus Cop' by Deming, 'Coney Island Incident' by Fischer, 'The Idiot' by Cantor, 'Accident Report' by Marsten, 'The Death of Me' by Hunter, 'Response' by Cantor and 'The Girl Behind the Hedge by Spillane. The front cover has quarter inch patch of surface damage to the top right corner where there is also slight chipping, a half-inch closed tear to the right edge and a tiny stain near the bottom. Staining around the top corner of the back cover which has a half-inch closed tear to the left edge and a long diagonal crease. Light edge wear to the spine. Browning to the page edges with two stains to the top edges. Trace of a price in pencil to the first page. Browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. Cover art is uncredited. Each story has an introductory illustration by Denis McLoughlin. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. McLoughlin, Denis (illustratore). First Edition. British edition of Manhunt. Contains 'Hot-Rock Rumble' by Prather, 'The Wench is Dead' by Brown, 'Good and Dead' by Hunter, 'The Pickpocket' by Spillane, 'Long Way to K.C.' by Flora, 'Quiet Day in the County Jail' by Rice, 'The Double Frame' by Masur, 'Day's Work' by Lord and 'Evidence' by Kane. Creasing along the edges of the front and back covers next to the spine due to the way the book has been bound. The front cover has a one inch closed tear at the bottom left corner. Light surface and edge wear to the spine. Browning to the page edges and to the insides of the covers. Browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. Cover art is uncredited. Each story has an introductory illustration by Denis McLoughlin. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. McLoughlin, Denis (illustratore). First Edition. British edition of Manhunt. Contains 'The Sleeper Caper' by Prather, 'The G-Notes' by Wilmot, 'The Lesser Evil' by Deming, 'The Motive' by Caldwell, 'Old Willie' by McGivern, 'Dirge for a Nude' by Craig, 'Dead Men Don't Dream' by Hunter, 'I'll Make the Arrest' by Beckman Jr. and 'Everybody's Watching Me (Part 2 of 3) by Spillane. The front cover has a small chip out of the bottom edge, surface wear and some creasing at the corners. Quarter inch pieces missing from the top and bottom corners of the back cover which has several small tears to the top edge and some surface wear. Reading creasing and surface and edge wear to the spine with a little chipping at the bottom. Browning and staining to the page edges with a small chip out of the bottom edge of the first few pages. Spotting to the insides of the covers. Browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. Cover art is uncredited. Each story has an introductory illustration by Denis McLoughlin. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good-. First Edition. 128 pp. Digest Format. Edge and corner wear with some chipping at the foot of the spine; ink mark on the front cover; no interior markings. This issue contains: Blood Ballot - A Shell Scott novel by Richard S. Prather; The Homecoming by Frank Ward; Meet Me in a Narrow Street by Fletcher Flora; Question and Answer by Hal Ellson; The Posse by Richard Deming; Getaway by Jack Webb; and No Victim Tonight by Harrison Coulter; and the regular features: It's a Racket by David R. Saunders; Scene of the Crime by Tom Beach; and Tricks of the Trade by Edward Clark. Size: 12mo. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. McLoughlin, Denis (illustratore). First Edition. British edition of Manhunt. Contains 'Hot-Rock Rumble' by Prather, 'The Wench is Dead' by Brown, 'Good and Dead' by Hunter, 'The Pickpocket' by Spillane, 'Long Way to K.C.' by Flora, 'Quiet Day in the County Jail' by Rice, 'The Double Frame' by Masur, 'Day's Work' by Lord and 'Evidence' by Kane. The front cover has a bookshop stamp and two prices in pen over this. Small tear at the base of the spine. Browning to the page edges with a little creasing to the bottom corners. Initials in red pen to the first page and there is browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. Cover art is uncredited. Each story has an introductory illustration by Denis McLoughlin. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. McLoughlin, Denis (illustratore). First Edition. British edition of Manhunt. Contains 'Squeeze Play' by Prather, 'Stakeout' by Wilmot, 'Bonus Cop' by Deming, 'Coney Island Incident' by Fischer, 'The Idiot' by Cantor, 'Accident Report' by Marsten, 'The Death of Me' by Hunter, 'Response' by Cantor and 'The Girl Behind the Hedge by Spillane. The front cover has a bookshop stamp and price in pen over this. Small chip out of the top left corner of the back cover. Light surface creasing and edge wear to the spine. Browning to the page edges and browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. Cover art is uncredited. Each story has an introductory illustration by Denis McLoughlin. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Contains two long stories, 'In a Small Motel' by MacDonald and 'Lie Down, Killer' by Prather, along with 'The Blue Note' by Dunn, 'A Hot Lick' for Doc' by Beckman, 'Big Catch' by Lorenz, 'Drifter' by Kastle, 'Two Little Bullets' by Gordon and 'The First Man Hanged' by Herron. All the stories are illustrated and each one has a two-tone illustration at the beginning. Small chip at the top of the spine and a small closed tear at the right edge of the front cover. Otherwise only light edge and surface wear to the covers. Previous owner's stamp on the first page and there is slight browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.